Chapter 13 of Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CHANGED SIGN “Say, that _was_ a shot!” “That’s what! Just in time, too!” Thus cried Jack and George. Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.
Chapter 13 of Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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eagerly desirous
From this reading “Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.”
inflected form of “bag” — capture or kill, as in hunting
From this reading “Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.”
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “THE CHANGED SIGN “Say, that _was_ a shot!””
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.”
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “THE CHANGED SIGN “Say, that _was_ a shot!””
an example regarded as typical of its class
From this reading “Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.”
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading “Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.”
make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally
In this reading “Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.”
In this reading “Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE CHANGED SIGN “Say, that _was_ a shot!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus cried Jack and George.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.
inflected form of “bag” — capture or kill, as in hunting
From this reading Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading THE CHANGED SIGN “Say, that _was_ a shot!”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Thus cried Jack and George.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Thus cried Jack and George.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just in time, too!”
a small worthless amount
From this reading Thus cried Jack and George.
and nothing more
From this reading Just in time, too!”
engage in
From this reading Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.
express in words
From this reading THE CHANGED SIGN “Say, that _was_ a shot!”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading THE CHANGED SIGN “Say, that _was_ a shot!”
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading THE CHANGED SIGN “Say, that _was_ a shot!”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.
an example regarded as typical of its class
From this reading Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE CHANGED SIGN “Say, that _was_ a shot!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s what!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHANGED SIGN “Say, that _was_ a shot!”
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus cried Jack and George.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Just in time, too!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.
male cat
From this reading Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Just in time, too!”
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CHANGED SIGN “Say, that _was_ a shot!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “That’s what!
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Bert was too surprised to utter a word, and Tom was too anxious to make sure he had bagged the first specimen of real game since coming to camp.
Chapter 13 of Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip by Allen Chapman holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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